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☆ Domino’s Pizza Invests in Electric-Vehicle Fleet to Help Stores Recruit Drivers
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-21 | by ( Heather Haddon | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Domino’s will be using Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicles for delivery at select U.S. locations. Domino’s Pizza Inc. is investing in electric vehicles for some of its U.S. outlets to help attract drivers and overcome a worker shortage that has hobbled pie deliveries industrywide this year. The world’s largest pizza chain by stores and sales said it would procure 800 Domino’s-branded Chevrolet Bolts for 37 of its own stores and hundreds of others run by its U.S. franchisees.

☆ Elon Musk Tries to Convince Wary Advertisers to Stay on Twitter
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-09 | by ( Patrick Coffee | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +6 min

That prompted Mr. Musk to say there has been a “massive drop in revenue” in a tweet last Friday. “I understand if people want to, you know, give it a minute and see how things are evolving,” Mr. Musk said. “Obviously Twitter cannot be simply some extension of me, because then anyone who doesn’t agree with me will be put off,” Mr. Musk said. Other potential new features include letting verified subscribers post high-quality videos that are up to several hours long, according to Mr. Musk. Twitter’s pivot toward subscriptions and e-commerce could also help minimize trolls and fake accounts, according to Mr. Musk.

☆ Electric cars won't just solve tailpipe emissions — they may even strengthen the US power grid, experts say
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-06 | by ( Tim Levin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Millions more electric vehicles on the road could make the US power grid more resilient. However, energy and transportation experts say that with some planning, utilities are fully capable of handling more clean cars plugging in. Better yet, electric SUVs, trucks, and buses can strengthen the grid if deployed smartly. EVs can store energy for when it's needed mostWhen electric cars are parked (which is most of the time), their batteries can collectively become a valuable asset to the greater grid, experts say. Electric cars could do just that, he said.

☆ Nissan showed off a stunning vintage pickup truck powered by the electric Leaf
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-02 | by ( Tim Levin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Nissan showed off a stunning electric pickup truck with vintage looks. It's a 1987 Nissan Sunny pickup powered by parts from the brand's Leaf electric car. Nissan Sunny Leaf electric pickup truck. Nissan Sunny Leaf electric pickup truck. Nissan Sunny Leaf electric pickup truck.

☆ I switched from a hybrid car to a $25,000 electric Mini Cooper. It's my first EV and it's so fun to drive.
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-02 | by ( Andrew Lambrecht | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

He went with the 2023 Mini Cooper SE, which is a fully electric model priced at just over $25,000. I bought my first fully electric car, the Mini Cooper SE, in July. I gravitated toward the Mini Cooper SE, despite it costing slightly more, because it shares many of its technical components with the BMW i3 since BMW Group owns Mini. The gas cap on a 2023 red Mini Cooper SE. I've enjoyed every moment of owning my Mini Cooper SE.

☆ Self-driving cars were supposed to take over the road. What happened?
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-01 | by ( Matt Mcfarland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Caitlin O'Hara/Bloomberg/Getty ImagesGeneral Motors bought a self-driving company in 2016. Big talk, smaller resultsUrmson, while leading Google’s self-driving car project before founding Aurora, talked of his preteen son never needing to get a driver’s license. A self-driving car, without a steering wheel or pedals, would have to be able to drive itself in literally every situation possible. “It’s really, really hard,” Waymo’s then-CEO John Krafcik said in 2018 of self-driving technology. Companies developing lidar, widely seen as a key component for self-driving vehicles, as well as self-driving companies, have seen their stocks plummet recently.

☆ An electric version of a beloved vintage Jeep shows how easy converting your old gas guzzler could soon be
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-01 | by ( Tim Levin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The Jeep CJ Surge concept previews a future electric-vehicle kit for do-it-yourself projects. The Jeep CJ Surge electric concept. The Jeep CJ Surge electric concept. The Jeep CJ Surge electric concept. The Jeep CJ Surge electric concept.

☆ A former Tesla engineer's new battery startup just raised a $17.5 million Series A. Here's why investors are betting on AMP to power the future of EV batteries.
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-01 | by ( Alexa St. John | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Startup AMP just raised $17.5 million for its tech that looks into battery health. Battery management is key to saving EVs from costly recalls. Monitoring battery health can help avoid costly recalls (like that of 142,000 Chevrolet Bolts), extend an EV's life, and manage the way EVs charge. AMP's energy management assesses battery health and performance as the battery sits in a car or in storage. AMP does so through its hardware, using an energy management unit manufactured by third-party partners, as well as a battery management system and software that provides insights.

☆ A Teenage Drag-Racing Champion Racks Up Trophies With Her Chevy
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-29 | by ( A.J. Baime | Photographs Andrew White For The Wall Street Journal | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Danika Fickler, 18, a freshman at Colorado State University, on her 1986 Chevrolet S-10 Blazer drag racer, as told to A.J. I did a lot of growing up at Heartland Motorsports Park in Topeka, Kan. My parents honeymooned at this racetrack when they married in 1993. Both of them have been drag racing since before I was born. My mom was a class winner at Heartland in 2005, 2006 and 2007, and my dad won a National Hot Rod Association [NHRA] national event there in 2019. When I go to Heartland now, people come up to me all the time to tell me that they knew me when I was a baby.

☆ Here's the 11-page pitch deck that landed car financing startup Zevvy $5.4 million to bring used EVs to the masses
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-29 | by ( Nora Naughton | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Zevvy is an auto financing startup looking to make EVs more affordable. It's offering potential EV drivers shorter leases, pay-per-mile terms. Check out the 11-page pitch deck it used to raise $5.4 million for its next expansion. Zevvy, founded in 2021 as Flux EV, just finished a $5.4 million seed funding round led by MaC Venture Capital. Here's the 11-slide pitch deck that sold Zevvy's new investors on its vision for the future of financing electric vehicles.

☆ Bodycam video shows wreckage of deadly crash in which teen allegedly topped 150 mph
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-26 | by ( Tim Stelloh | Tim Stelloh Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

Authorities released body camera video Tuesday that showed the aftermath of a deadly Oklahoma crash allegedly caused by a teen accused of topping 150 mph in a Ford Mustang. Video obtained from the Stillwater Police Department by NBC affiliate KFOR of Oklahoma City showed the mangled Mustang on its side and a red Chevrolet Impala that appeared to have been demolished. A police officer can be seen in the video racing from car to car checking for survivors and talking with witnesses. The crash occurred shortly after 4 a.m. on State Highway 51 as House drove east in the road's westbound lanes, police said. Vehicle data showed House’s Mustang was driving "in excess" of 150 mph, the department said.

☆ The Chevy Bolt’s huge sales prove America is craving a cheap electric car
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-26 | by ( Peter Valdes-Dapena | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

The Bolt EV and its new, more SUV-like sibling the Bolt EUV had record sales in the third quarter of the year with 14,000 being delivered to customers. Prices for the new Bolt EUV, which is taller and roomier, dropped to a base of about $28,200, $6,300 less than before. The 2023 Bolt EV now has a starting price of $25,600 and, for the Bolt EUV, $27,200. The Chevrolet Bolt EUV is a taller, roomier version of the Bolt EV electric hatchback. Like many electric cars, it can be driven “one pedal” style, with the car braking gently as the accelerator pedal is lifted.

☆ GM's plan to build 400,000 EVs in North America has been delayed by up to 6 months because it hasn't been able to make batteries fast enough
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-26 | by ( Stephen Jones | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

GM has delayed a plan to build 400,000 EVs in North America. CEO Mary Barra said Tuesday the launch of battery production had been slower than expected. Barra told investors in February that GM planned to make 400,000 EVs in North America through 2023, per Automotive News. Barra wants GM to build one million electric vehicles in North America by 2025. GM plans to open a second next year, and another in 2024.

☆ GM Had a Good Quarter, but It’s Next Year That Counts
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-25 | by ( Stephen Wilmot | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

General Motors Tuesday reported better-than-expected profits for the third quarter and confirmed its prior outlook for the full year. Detroit’s profit engine is still humming, but investors are waiting for the great reset. General Motors on Tuesday reported better-than-expected profits for the third quarter and, more importantly, confirmed its prior outlook for the full year. This came as a relief after a poor second quarter, when the company left more than 90,000 vehicles unfinished in inventories for want of semiconductors and other components. Also, Ford warned last month that it was experiencing similar problems in the third quarter.

Wedbush analyst Dan Ives in a research note called the results a "major step in the right direction for the Detroit stalwart." GM reaffirmed its guidance for full-year net income of $9.6 billion to $11.2 billion, and full-year diluted earnings per share of $5.76 to $6.76. The automaker reported net income of $3.3 billion, compared with $2.4 billion a year earlier. The automaker said higher volume in the quarter drove a $5-billion gain, with higher prices contributing a $2.1 billion gain, offset by $3.6 billion in additional logistics costs. GM's China income climbed to $330 million, compared with $270 million a year earlier.

DETROIT, Oct 25 (Reuters) - General Motors Co (GM.N) on Tuesday reported a higher quarterly profit, and reaffirmed its full-year outlook. The automaker reported net income of $3.3 billion, compared with $2.4 billion a year earlier. The automaker said higher volume in the quarter drove a $5 billion gain, with higher prices contributing a $2.1 billion gain, offset by $3.6 billion in additional logistics costs. GM said it has received 170,000 reservations for the new Chevrolet Silverado EV pickup, which arrives at U.S. dealers next spring. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Ben Klayman, Paul Lienert and Joseph White, Editing by Louise Heavens, Kirsten DonovanOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

DETROIT, Oct 25 (Reuters) - General Motors Co (GM.N) shares rose almost 5% in premarket trade on Tuesday as the company reported a higher quarterly profit that beat analysts' estimates. GM reaffirmed its guidance for full-year net income of $9.6 billion to $11.2 billion, and full-year diluted earnings per share of $5.76 to $6.76. Diluted earnings per share in the third quarter of $2.25 topped estimates of $1.88. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterThe automaker reported net income of $3.3 billion, compared with $2.4 billion a year earlier. The automaker said higher volume in the quarter drove a $5 billion gain, with higher prices contributing a $2.1 billion gain, offset by $3.6 billion in additional logistics costs.

☆ General Motors is set to report earnings before the bell. Here's what Wall Street expects
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-25 | by ( Michael Wayland | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

UAW Local 5960 member Kimberly Fuhr inspects a Chevrolet Bolt EV during vehicle production on Thursday, May 6, 2021, at the General Motors Orion Assembly Plant in Orion Township, Michigan. DETROIT – General Motors is set to report its third-quarter earnings before the bell on Tuesday. Here's what Wall Street is expecting, according to Refinitiv consensus estimates:Adjusted earnings per share: $1.88$1.88 Revenue: $42.22 billionMost investors are expected to look past the Detroit automaker's results during the quarter in favor of any change in guidance or comments regarding larger economic issues. Inflation in particular has already dominated the conversation on Wall Street at the start to earnings season. GM also forecast full-year net automotive cash of between $16 billion and $19 billion and guided to adjusted automotive free cash flow in the range of $7 billion to $9 billion.

☆ Michigan investigation into missing man Eric Lee Franks continues over a decade later
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-23 | by ( Veronica Fulton | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +22 min

And he actually moved out to California for a while and worked on some small sets,” Chad told Dateline. Arndt told Dateline. Arndt told Dateline. “They've done a limited amount of checking or processing on that room years and years later,” Chad told Dateline. Arndt told Dateline.

☆ Sierra EV joins General Motors' electric truck family in early 2024
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-20 | by ( Paul Lienert | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The first version, due in early 2024, is the fully loaded Sierra EV Denali Edition 1, which will be built in limited numbers and priced from $107,000. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterLike its sister model, the Chevrolet Silverado EV, the four-door Sierra EV shares its Ultium battery pack with the GMC Hummer EV. The high-end Sierra EV Denali Edition 1 boasts 754 horsepower and an estimated range of 400 miles. When the battery pack is depleted, a DC fast charger can add about 100 miles of range in 10 minutes, GM said. The feature-laden Sierra EV Denali comes with an adaptive air suspension, a massive 16.8-inch center display, 14-inch multi-color head-up display, panoramic glass roof and Super Cruise hands-free driving assist.

☆ GM's new GMC Sierra EV will offer traditional truck buyers an upscale electric alternative to the Hummer
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-20 | by ( John Rosevear | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

General Motors unveiled its latest electric pickup, the new electric GMC Sierra, and began taking reservations for a fully-loaded $107,000 version, called Sierra EV Denali Edition 1, on Thursday. The automaker expects to begin shipping the Edition 1 in early 2024 and to add lower-priced versions of the Sierra EV — starting at around $50,000 — later that year. It says the pickup will offer buyers something different when it begins arriving at dealers, even though it shares much of its technology with GMC's Hummer EV pickup and SUV and the upcoming Chevrolet Silverado EV. One of the biggest differences between the GMC's wild Hummer EV and the new electric Sierra might be the new truck's traditional pickup shape. "With the Hummer EV, we found that 70% of customers with reservations are new to EVs, and about 75% of them are new to the GMC brand."

☆ Cadillac's new $300,000 electric car comes with 5 screens, futuristic looks, and 300 miles of range — see the Celestiq
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-18 | by ( Tim Levin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The Cadillac Celestiq. The Cadillac Celestiq. The Cadillac Celestiq. The Cadillac Celestiq. The Cadillac Celestiq.

☆ How one GM auto plant's UAW union workforce is learning to make EVs
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-16 | by ( Bob Woods | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

The Orion plant, in operation since 1983, was beginning to transition from making a variety of internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles to EVs. "We started slowly introducing the Bolt on the assembly line," he said, a process that can take up to a year while working out the bugs. There's specialized training required for all the assembly workers on how to deal with those potentially dangerous connections in a safe manner, he said. In essence, "it takes more of an electrician than it does a mechanic" to assemble an EV, Brown said.. The recently upgraded center houses manufacturing laboratory facilities that simulate steps along the assembly line, including robotics and sheet metal fabrication.

☆ The 2024 Chevy Trax is GM’s new take on its cheapest SUV
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-12 | by ( Peter Valdes-Dapena | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —General Motors unveiled a new, slightly bigger redesigned version of its cheapest entry-level SUV, the Trax. The subcompact Trax SUV has a starting price of just $21,500, a couple of hundred dollars below it’s current price putting it firmly among the cheapest SUVs on the market. All versions of the Trax, including flashy-looking Trax RS models, will have starting prices under $25,000, GM executives said. The Venue, Hyundai’s cheapest SUV, is front-wheel-drive only but the slightly more expensive Kona offers all-wheel-drive as an option. Active noise cancellation will also be a standard feature on all Trax models.

☆ GM takes on Tesla with scheme to let homeowners store power and use their EVs as batteries
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-12 | by ( Stephen Jones | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

General Motors is launching a division that provides homeowners with power storage technology. GM Energy will provide battery storage devices, and let drivers use EVs to power their homes. GM Energy will offer solar energy and battery storage products so electric vehicle owners can use their cars as power sources when needed, the company announced on Tuesday. GM Energy will use SunPower to provide customers with solar panels, with wall-mounted battery storage from Ultium and include its existing charging service called Ultium Charge 360. Tesla's energy storage business includes its Powerwall storage and Megapack storage units.

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